Message from the Director
Welcome to Centre on Behavioral Health of the University of Hong Kong. With the continuing globalization and advancement of commerce and technology, there is mounting pressure for efficiency gains and productivity enhancements under competitive situations. In our personal lives, there is also growing pressure for us to be able to provide the very best for our families - good education, housing, food on the table, and comforts in life. Yet, though we make every effort to manage these pressures, we often neglect our very own emotions and needs to nurture our relationships and mental health, to cultivate our spirituality, and search for the ultimate meaning of life. Sponsored by University Development Fund, the Centre on Behavioral Health was thus created to provide the community with a high standard for psychological and behavioral clinical services, practice research, and professional education programmes to enrich our quality of living. It will serve as a centre of excellence for state-of-the-art intervention and empirical clinical research. The Centre also endeavors to provide means to achieve harmony and balance of mind, body, and soul by bringing together Eastern and Western health philosophies, principles, and practices. With the support of experts in the field of Medicine and Social Sciences, we aspire to empower people with a sense of renewal and energy for growth and transformation.

Dr. Rainbow T. H. Ho
June 2011